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investigation

[in-ves-ti-gey-shuhn] / ɪnˌvɛs tɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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Through their investigation, authorities discovered the individuals made two additional insurance claims — one for a 2015 Mercedes G63 AMG and another for a 2022 Mercedes E350 — with separate companies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Last year, BBC Sport conducted an investigation exposing an enormous black market for tickets in the Premier League.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Prosecutors have named Milei a person of interest in an investigation regarding a cryptocurrency incident, and his chief of staff faces a separate probe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

However, the Journal said that the Justice Department has been looking into egg prices since early last year, and that some agency officials observed that prices started falling after the investigation became known.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

An investigation of an arts infusion program on creative thinking, academic achievement, affective functioning, and arts appreciation of children at three grade levels.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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